Government Intervention in the Reorganisation of Listed Companies in China

As a comprehensive empirical study on the bankruptcy re-organisations of listed companies in China, this book examines the re-organisation of fifty-three listed companies entering bankruptcy between 2007 and 2018. It features raw data from thousands of public announcements of listed companies, helping to present a precise panorama of bankruptcy law in China. The author discusses the nature, extent and appropriateness of government intervention in bankruptcies of listed companies. It also examines the effects of bankruptcy institutions established by the bankruptcy laws to constrain government intervention. The findings suggest that such laws have been inadequate to prevent government intervention. In fact, the biggest obstacle to the smooth implementation of China's reorganisation system is government intervention, one distinct characteristic of the socialist market economy. The book will have broader relevance in terms of informing the debate concerning the government's continuing intervention in economic activity in China.

1. Introduction to the research; 2. The legislative goals of the enterprise bankruptcy law of the PRC; 3. The role of the government in the 1986 and 2006 EBLs; 4. Administrative goals and means of government intervention; 5. Negative impacts exerted by government intervention on bankruptcy institutions; 6. Balancing the roles of different institutions for the future reform of China's bankruptcy market; Conclusion; Appendices.

Huimiao Zhao is Associate Professor at Beijing University of Chemical Technology. She is a member of INSOL International, and Research Fellow of the Centre of Bankruptcy Law and Enterprise Restructuring in China University of Political Science and Law. Her research in bankruptcy law has been well recognised worldwide. Her articles have appeared in reputable journals, including American Bankruptcy Law Journal and Hong Kong Law Journal. Her co-authored Chinese book (Analysis of 35 Classic Cases of US Patent Licensing) was published in 2019. She has received various highly competitive research grants, including awards from the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Justice of the PRC.